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Awarded· 19 Dec 2024

Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust · Stafford, West Midlands

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC. It is a contract for other health and social care in Stafford.

Source: Find a Tender, published 6 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2024

    Pipeline notice published

    Planning Notice · 15:12

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  2. 2024

    Contract awarded

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 07:17

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  4. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 07:17

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  1. Award notice publishedAward Notice · 16:40View notice
  2. Tender notice updatedTender Notice · 15:11View notice
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About this tender

In brief

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC. It is a contract for other health and social care in Stafford. It was awarded on 19 December 2024. The estimated value is £6,714,504.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 6 August 2025. The notice number is 046344-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-048af3.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has finalised its procurement process for Recovery Colleges, intended to provide community health services across the Mid and South Essex region. The contract, titled "Recovery Colleges for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board," falls under the health services category and has been managed via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The procurement adopted a Most Suitable Provider process, which concluded with a contract award to Inclusion Thurrock, a member of the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with Trust Links and Provide CIC. The contract, effective from 1st April 2025, spans a three-year period with an option to extend for an additional two years.

The overarching value of this contract is £4,197,523 for the initial term, with an extended aggregate value of £6,976,371. The strategic location for service delivery is the UKH3 region. Such enterprises would benefit from engaging as subcontractors or partners, particularly those with expertise in peer support and person-centred service provision, aligning with the Recovery Colleges' emphasis on adult education versus traditional clinical models.

The notice in full

This Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 under the Most Suitable Provider process. The Procurement relates to the Due Diligence assessment conducted for the provision of Recovery Colleges in Mid and South Essex. The intention to award notice was posted the MSE ICB 20/12/2025 notice 2024/S 000-041291

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    This Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 under the Most Suitable Provider process. The Procurement relates to the Due Diligence assessment conducted for the provision of Recovery Colleges in Mid and South Essex.

    The intention to award notice was posted the MSE ICB 20/12/2025 notice 2024/S 000-041291 SERVICE: Recovery Colleges support people with Mental Health Problems, their carers, and mental health staff, via adult-education-based approaches rather than clinical or therapeutic models. The key principles are that they are collaborative, strengths-based, person-centred, inclusive and community-focused.

    A peer support and recovery approach focuses on developing people's strengths and enabling them to understand their own challenges and how they can best manage these to pursue their aspirations. Recovery Colleges are based on the principles of personal recovery in mental health, co-production between people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals, and adult learning.

    Recovery Colleges serve people who use mental health services, with empirical evidence of benefit Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Number of suppliers
3

Procedure

Notice type
Planning Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Planning, Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large, SME
Buyer's portal
EU-Supply

Values

Tender value
£6,714,504
Contracts value
£11,214,464

Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
046344-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-048af3
CPV code
85323000 - Community health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is based in Stafford. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Stafford
Town
Southend-on-Sea
Postcode
SS14 3HG
Electoral ward
Coton
Constituency
Stafford
Delivery area
Essex
Region
West Midlands
Sub-region
Staffordshire CC
Area
Shropshire and Staffordshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Category
Services
Contact
Jordanne James, NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, Procurement Manager
Phone
+44 1785301938
Address
Basildon, SS14 3HG · West Midlands · England
Call +44 1785301938
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC

Who won the Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC contract worth?

The estimated value is £6,714,504.

Who is the buyer for Inclusion Mid and South Essex Recovery College Provide CIC?

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, based in Stafford, West Midlands. The named contact is Jordanne James, NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, Procurement Manager, on +44 1785301938.

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